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7.9 today, but I’m pleased as all week it’s been around 12 (yes, fasting!) I’m newly diagnosed so still trying to work it out

Quick update. Well it turns out the finger prick is quite painless after all that. I have a lancing device where I can’t see the needle so there is no problem there either. Thanks to everyone for your support and advice.

Thank you. I’m coming round to the idea now that it’s probably not going to be a scene from Saw!

That’s brilliant. Sorry to jump in on the original post, but you’ve answered so many questions that I had!

I think that’s also a side effect of Metaformin. I’m very new to this too so I’m far from being knowledgeable. I’ll be keeping a close eye on this.

Thank you, I’ll definitely give it a go. With injections I always slap my arm before it goes in. The slap that I can control is worse than the sharp scratch. Doing that I haven’t felt an injection in years. Obviously I can’t really do that with a finger :-)

Thanks very much. Very helpful

I'm very newly diagnosed (confirmed yesterday over the phone). I have to have a face to face meeting on Tuesday with the nurse. She has said I will need to do Finger Prick Tests which I do myself. I'm not good with needles. 1. Does it hurt? 2. How often do you have to do it? 2. If it does hurt...

Include a photo here if you wish to. - Errrr.... Not yet - What is your name? Rattus66 - Obviously not my real name - How old are you? 56 - Are you male or female? Not seen it for a while but last time I looked Male - Which country are you from? Angleterre - Which city/area do you live in...